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There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true inflections of spoken English, but with not one recognizable syllable.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Age Certain Certain Age Child Earnestness English Long Looks Pleased Recognizable Speech Spoken Syllable True Which You

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Since being involved in 'Strictly Come Dancing,' my life has changed completely. I can't walk down the street without women throwing themselves at me, I usually wouldn't mind, but they are of a certain age. Hopefully, after this series, they will bring their daughters!

~Anton Du Beke

Topics: After Age Being Bring Certain Certain Age Changed Come Dancing Daughters Down Hopefully Involved Life Me Mind My Life Series Since Street Strictly Themselves Throwing Walk Will Without Women

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'Modesty Blaise' is not well known in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, she's an institution - especially for a comic book reader of a certain age. She's a wonderful creation, and her strip ran in newspapers for a long time. So whenever female spies come to mind for us, they think of 'Modesty Blaise'.

~Antony Johnston

Topics: Age Book Certain Certain Age Come Comic Comic Book Creation Female Her Institution Kingdom Known Long Long Time Mind Modesty Newspapers Ran Reader She Spies States Strip Think Time United United Kingdom United States Us Well Well Known Whenever Wonderful

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It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

~Arthur Miller

Topics: Age Am Art Better Certain Certain Age Concentrate Ever Long Off Reach Than Unnecessary Why Why Not Will You I Am I Can

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It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Age Beyond Certain Certain Age Jacket Julie Leather Man Seen Should Who

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I think of dying every day... At a certain age, you should be prepared to go at any time.

~August Wilson

Topics: Age Any Be Prepared Certain Certain Age Day Dying Every Every Day Go Prepared Should Think Time You I Think

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When you get to a certain age in society, they want to dictate to you when you should pack it in and that you should mentally grab a cane, a box of Depends, Geritol, listen to the oldies, and not eat spicy food after 9 o'clock.

~Bernard Hopkins

Topics: After Age Box Cane Certain Certain Age Depends Dictate Eat Food Get Grab Listen Mentally Oldies Pack Should Society Spicy Spicy Food Want You

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In the U.S. or in the West, mobility means owning your own car. Cities are designed around spread-out suburbs, societal customs are that kids get a car after a certain age, and car ownership is very high.

~Bhavish Aggarwal

Topics: After Age Around Car Certain Certain Age Cities Customs Designed Get High Kids Means Mobility Own Ownership Owning Societal Suburbs Very West Your

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For artists of my caliber, we're not played on the radio, so we don't really get a chance to get involved in that debate at all. We don't get a chance, because this weird kind of ageism exists in pop music. If you're past a certain age, you're not relevant. That's the kind of cliched term.

~Boy George

Topics: Age Ageism Artists Because Caliber Certain Certain Age Chance Cliched Debate Exists Get Involved Kind Music Past Played Pop Pop Music Radio Really Relevant Term Weird You

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When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.

~Brian Clough

Topics: Age Back Certain Certain Age Coming Get You

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